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Govender, Samantha

Faculty: Faculty of Education
Department: Educational Foundations
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4754-5361
Research Interest(s): Curriculum and teacher development, Teaching, Learning and assessment in higher and tertiary education, and Climate change education.
Active Research Project(s): Harvesting research papers from data collected through the KIC-CCE project. Creating a sustainable teaching and learning environment in rural Northern KwaZulu-Natal schools.
Active Community Engagement: Southern African Society for Education (SASE). Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE).
Biography: Dr. Samantha Govender obtained her Doctoral Degree in Curriculum Studies in 2013 from the University of Zululand. She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer and Acting Head of Department for Curriculum and Instructional Studies in Education within the Faculty of Education.
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    Resource-based approach for the enhancement of learning Physical Sciences in Grade 12
    2019
     | Adonis & Abbey Publi...
    This study explored teachers‘ and learners‘ views about factors that contribute to Physical Sciences underperformance in Grade 12 from a rural context. A mixed- methods research methodology was used where a concurrent triangulation research design was employed; where a structured questionnaire was used to solicit learners‘ views, while an interview schedule was used to delve into the teachers‘ views.Descriptive statistics revealed that learners viewed class-size, support, resources, and attitude towards Physical Science as factors that contribute to underperformance. Teachers indicated that it is difficult to give extra support without well-resourced laboratories and parental support. This paper contributes to the existing knowledge about the teaching of Sciences. It further recommends that measures be put in place to ensure that the recommendations of the National policy for the provision and management of Learning and Teaching Support Material are implemented in schools.
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